1984 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

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1984 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont's at-large district
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  1982 November 6, 1984 1986  
  JimJeffords.png Anthony Pollina.jpg
Nominee Jim Jeffords Anthony Pollina
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote148,02560,360
Percentage65.4%26.7%

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County results
Jeffords:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Jim Jeffords
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Jim Jeffords
Republican

The 1984 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1984, to elect the U.S. representative from the state's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the concurrent presidential election.

Contents

Incumbent representative Jim Jeffords won re-election to a 6th term with 65.41% of the vote. Democratic candidate Anthony Pollina won just 26.67% of the vote. This was Jeffords's closest election since 1974.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Anthony Pollina 6,502 43.88
Democratic John F. Tatro4,04327.29
Democratic Paul Forlenza3,60324.32
Democratic Write-in6694.52
Total votes14,817 100.00

Republican primary

Republican primary results [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Jeffords 35,205 72.10
Republican Mike Jacobs13,45527.56
Republican Write-in1660.34
Total votes48,826 100.00

Liberty Union primary

Liberty Union primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 226 92.62
Liberty Union Write-in187.38
Total votes244 100.00

General election

Vermont's at-large congressional district election, 1984 [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Jeffords 148,02565.41
Democratic Anthony Pollina 60,36026.67
Libertarian Jim Hedbor9,3594.14
Liberty Union Annette Larson4,8582.15
Independent Morris Earle3,3131.46
Write-ins N/A3820.17
Total votes226,297 100.00
Republican hold

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References

  1. "1984 U.S. House Democratic Primary". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  2. "VT At-Large - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  3. "1984 U.S. House Republican Primary". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  4. "VT At-Large - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  5. "1984 U.S. House Liberty Union Primary". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  6. "1984 U.S. House General Election". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  7. "VT At-Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2024.